Dead 060 and Maxtor HD...

[MAD]

Hoya!

Recently, after a dead HD, I wanted to buy a new one and went for a 80GB Maxtor.
Despite the fact it was the third one for my 1200, it seems Maxtor does NOT like like Amigas. The damn thing does not spin up. It has been tested on a K6 AMD and it is not recognised either...

So, I changed it, went for a Hitachi, installed it, powered it up...

Then I saw the Lil' Smoke from Hell (TM).

Went back to the shop, went again for a Maxtor, which does not went to spin up...

Enough for the HD...

Now, it seems that, because of a bad PSU (I used to use a big but light A500+ one, instead of the tiny 1200 one) my 060 is dead... A friend and I tested the SCSI controller, which is fine, but the 060 refuses to work!

The rainbow stripes appear, then nothing...!
We checked connections several times, but nothing doing... :-(

We are a bit puzzled because we cannot understand WHY would the 060 die without touching the SCSI kit...

Does anyone has an idea?

Moreover, what is the price of a bare Blizzard 060 these days?... :-(

Thanks in advance.

Be funky

M A D

[MAD]

Hoya!

Yes, the Amiga is fine, we even managed to format a 2.5 HD on it and install OS3.9...
I have not checked the oscillator though... How can I?

I think I should go for a Goliath PSU instead of the regular one...

Anyway, this DOES suck!!!

Back to the HD, which are the best brands/models for Ammy?

Be funky

M A D

[MAD]

Hoya!

Yep, that is, more or less, what the shop-assistant told me...

I tried a Hitachi too and, prolly because of my faulty PSU, the EVIL white smoke appeared...

Anyway, this sucks! I leave France on the 20th of August and in the meantime the shop is closed so they can have a new HD for me around the 18 or 19th ONLY...

They gave me a voucher but I think I will stay HD-less for a while...

Thank you for your answers anyway!

BTW, any cool and cheap webshop to get an Amiga HD from? ;-)

Be funky

M A D